Otomize Ear Spray

Otitis externa (also known as Swimmer’s ear) is a bacterial infection that causes redness and swelling (inflammation) of the tube between the outer ear and the eardrum. 

The outer ear infection is typically caused by water that stayed in the outer ear canal for a long period of time, providing a moist environment for bacteria to grow. 

Swimmer’s ear is not contagious meaning it cannot be spread from one person to another.

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Infection of the external ear or Swimmer’s ear can cause a number of different symptoms:

▪️ Ear pain

▪️ Itching and irritation in and around your ear canal

▪️ Redness and swelling of the outer ear and ear canal

▪️ A feeling of pressure and fullness inside the ear

▪️ Scaly skin in and around the ear canal, which may peel off

▪️ Discharge from the ear, which can be either thin and watery or thick and pus-like

▪️ Tenderness when you move your ear or jaw

▪️ Swollen and sore glands in the throat

▪️ Some degree of hearing loss

You can buy Otomize ear spray to treat otitis externa from our Online Chemist private doctor. 

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You can prevent otitis externa by:

▪️ Keep ears as dry as possible – use a bathing cap, ear plugs, or custom-fitted swim moulds when swimming.

▪️ Dry ears thoroughly after swimming or showering.

• • Use a towel to dry ears well.
  • Tilt the head back and forth so that each ear faces down to allow water to escape the ear canal.
  • Pull the earlobe in different directions when the ear faces down to help water drain out.
  • If there is still water in the ear, consider using a hair dryer to move air within the ear canal.
    • Put the hair dryer on the lowest heat and speed/fan setting.
    • Hold the hair dryer several inches from the ear.

▪️ Do not put objects in the ear canal (including cotton-tip swabs, pencils, paperclips, or keys).

▪️ Do not try to remove ear wax. Ear wax helps protect the ear canal from infection.

If you think the ear canal could be blocked by earwax, book our earwax removal service. Call our ear clinic now on 01493600610.

Otitis externa (Swimmer’s ear) can be treated with antibiotic ear spray.

You can buy Otomize antibiotic ear spray from our Online Chemist private doctor. 

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You can use painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen to relieve pain and inflammation.

Otomize ear spray is an antibiotic ear spray that contains three active ingredients, dexamethasone, neomycin and acetic acid.

It is a Prescription Only Medicine (POM) meaning you can get Otomize spray only on prescription.

It is available as a 5ml spray bottle.

Otomize ear spray – Patient Information Leaflet

You can buy Otomize antibiotic ear spray from our Online Chemist private doctor. 

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Otomize ear spray is used to treat inflammation and infection of the outer part of the ear canal (otitis externa).

Otomize contains three active ingredients, dexamethasone, neomycin and acetic acid.

Dexamethasone is a corticosteroid, which reduces inflammation. Inflammation in the ear(resulting in redness, swollen and painful) may be a result of damage, irritation or infection of the skin inside the ear.  

Neomycin is a type of antibiotic used to treat infections caused by a wide variety of bacteria.

Glacial acetic acid produces an acidic environment in the ear which is unfavourable for bacteria to survive in. Acetic acid helps control any infection.

Otomize ear spray is administered directly into the ear to produce a local effect in the outer ear canal. Please follow the following process:

▪️ Shake the bottle well before each use.

▪️ The spray should be primed before you use it for the first time by pressing the actuator down several times until a fine spray is produced. Make sure you point the spray away from yourself and other people while doing this. If you have not used the spray for longer than a week it will need to be reprimed in the same way before you use it again.

▪️ One spray should be administered into the affected ear(s) three times a day.

▪️ You should keep using this medicine for two days after your symptoms have cleared up to make sure that the infection is fully treated and thus minimise the chance of it coming back.

▪️ Otomize ear spray should be disposed of four weeks after first opening it.

▪️ Consult your doctor if there is little or no improvement in your symptoms after seven days of treatment with this medicine.

Otomize ear spray – Patient Information Leaflet

Ear infection – NHS UK

Swimming and ear infection – CDC